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The Akira class USS Euderion activates its graviton burst from the Deflector to open a slipstream tunnel.

When the missing USS Voyager returns from the Delta Quadrant in 2378, she brought a couple new technologies from her long lone journey. Most prominent, the Quantum Slipstream drive, an advanced form of interstellar propulsion allowing starships to break through the warp speed barrier.

In 2381 Starfleet began an fleet wide upgrade program and installing quantum slipstream drives on most of its vessels when they were compatible with the upgrade.

The slipstream drive fell short of the original expectations, since many converted ships required too much energy to create a suitable transfer tunnel due to their wide shape, but it allowed the ship to "sprint" shorter distances. For safety reasons, these drives could only be operated for a short time before they had to be switched off. In this short time, however, the spaceship was able to cross an entire sector of space in a couple of minutes, which would have taken several days with conventional propulsion. After a short period of charging and recalibrating, they could be reactivated for another "sprint". Initial testing indicated that the outward appearance of the Akira class was capable of creating a large enough slipstream tunnel which the ship could maintain for a maximum of 12.47 minutes before the tunnel collapsed and the drive had to be recharged and recalibrated.

Powered by a Benamite crystal that acts as a reactor and is irradiated with a quantum energy field. The named crystal converts this radiation into gravitons, which can be collected in the navigation deflector and emitted from there. The graviton beam creates a narrow subspace field that splits the subspace domain and allows the ship to fly through. When the transition is complete, the ship is immediately swept along by the slipstream and accelerates.

Image made for an Blog entry about the Slipstream technology.

Rendered in 3ds Max 10

Some Post Work in Paint Shop Pro 7

Akira by Marc Bell

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Description

The Akira class USS Euderion activates its graviton burst from the Deflector to open a slipstream tunnel.

When the missing USS Voyager returns from the Delta Quadrant in 2378, she brought a couple new technologies from her long lone journey. Most prominent, the Quantum Slipstream drive, an advanced form of interstellar propulsion allowing starships to break through the warp speed barrier.

In 2381 Starfleet began an fleet wide upgrade program and installing quantum slipstream drives on most of its vessels when they were compatible with the upgrade.

The slipstream drive fell short of the original expectations, since many converted ships required too much energy to create a suitable transfer tunnel due to their wide shape, but it allowed the ship to "sprint" shorter distances. For safety reasons, these drives could only be operated for a short time before they had to be switched off. In this short time, however, the spaceship was able to cross an entire sector of space in a couple of minutes, which would have taken several days with conventional propulsion. After a short period of charging and recalibrating, they could be reactivated for another "sprint". Initial testing indicated that the outward appearance of the Akira class was capable of creating a large enough slipstream tunnel which the ship could maintain for a maximum of 12.47 minutes before the tunnel collapsed and the drive had to be recharged and recalibrated.

Powered by a Benamite crystal that acts as a reactor and is irradiated with a quantum energy field. The named crystal converts this radiation into gravitons, which can be collected in the navigation deflector and emitted from there. The graviton beam creates a narrow subspace field that splits the subspace domain and allows the ship to fly through. When the transition is complete, the ship is immediately swept along by the slipstream and accelerates.

Image made for an Blog entry about the Slipstream technology.

Rendered in 3ds Max 10

Some Post Work in Paint Shop Pro 7

Akira by Marc Bell

More Slipstream artworks: